mashable:
As the electronic book reader market heats up with a number of new offerings coming up, this was an unexpected flare up: Spring Design, makers of the Alex dual-screen eReader, are suing Barnes & Noble over their Nook eBook re (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Got an interest in Google Wave but have absolutely no idea where to get started? Try out The Complete Guide to Google Wave, a new (free) book written and edited by my pal and Lifehacker emeritus Gina Trapani and yours truly. (Read More)
Mashable!:
According to mobile analytics company Flurry, there’s been a surge of ebook-related applications for the iPhone. Based on their research, which included sampling over 2,500 applications and 40 million consumers accross four m (Read More)
Engadget:
There was a raging debate going on last week at Engadget HQ over the role of dedicated ebook readers that spilled over on to the Engadget Show. You can watch the show here, but essentially big boss Joshua Topolsky and Paul Mi (Read More)
Engadget:
Now here's some yummy news to wrap our minds around. Samsung, a company with a manufacturing portfolio so wide that you wouldn't be surprised to see it selling toothbrushes and perfume, clearly also wants a slice of that grow (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
Libraries, the places where homeless people, famously, shave and go BM, are seeing an uptick in subscribers thanks to their embrace of ebooks. Our own Brooklyn system has had downloadable ebooks for a few years now and the sy (Read More)
Engadget:
A few forward-thinking libraries in the UK have started offering ebook downloads as an alternative to borrowing physical copies of books, and the local public's reaction has been one of overwhelming enthusiasm. Seemingly attr (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Sibling site Gizmodo has already reported a tip that representatives from the New York Times and other publishers have met with Apple to discuss content delivery for a new device. In a talk last week that made it online, howe (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
Good old “Two-Fist” Bill Keller, executive editor of the NYT, dropped the Apple bomb at a pay-vs.-free talk at an “off-the-record” staff meeting which, luckily, was been recorded for posterior. His talk mostly revolves around (Read More)
mashable:
David Pogue, the ever-entertaining New York Times technology columnist and former Broadway musical conductor, was at the Boston Book Festival today talking ebooks and the future of reading. In a welcome diversion, however, P (Read More)
Engadget:
Looks like all those whispers were true -- the nook is alive and well, and it's calling itself the planet's "most advanced e-book reader." Measuring 7.7- x 4.9- x 0.5-inches and weighing 11.2 ounces, the device includes a top (Read More)
Mashable!:
Look out Amazon: Google just announced plans to open an electronic book store. Unlike Amazon’s strategy with the Kindle dedicated eReader device, Google plans to deliver eBooks to any device with a web browser.The service, du (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Perhaps because there isn't enough news about the Google Books deal already, Google announced that it would offer up more than half a million books to "any device with a browser" in early 2010.... (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Access Copyright, the Canadian organisation that collects library royalties for writers, filed a jaw-droppingly dumb set of comments in the Canadian Copyright consultation. Access Copyright came out as opposing the right to r (Read More)
New York Times:
An invitation to a New York event suggests Barnes & Noble may introduce its e-reading device on October 20th with a feature other devices don't have. (Read More)
Mashable!:
The Wall Street Journal is confirming that bookseller Barnes & Noble will shortly announce its own brand of digital book reader. The e-book device is slated to begin shipping as early as next month.As the largest book retaile (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Readers show us their best tips for hosting files in Gmail, using contacts as a to-do list, and clearing all traces of your DNS cache. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips B (Read More)
mashable:
Amazon just announced a couple of major developments for its digital book reader line: the Kindle will get a price cut from $299 to $259, and a new version of the device that can access wireless content internationally goes o (Read More)
CNN:
The Sony PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition provides users with a different approach to eReaders than its predecessors or its rival, the Amazon Kindle. The eReader supports various formats including text, Microsoft Word and Adobe P (Read More)
Engadget:
Wanna know what we love? Authoritative sources. That fine breed of people who don't like keeping important secrets is back with another hit, this time suggesting that Amazon has finally tied up all the loose ends and is ready (Read More)